2022 Moving-to-Equity Report - Flipbook - Page 8
TALENT
Working to recruit and develop diverse talent at all levels of our company to ensure that
the diverse communities we serve are reflected in our workforce.
Our Goal
Southern Company commits to being a diverse,
equitable and inclusive workplace. This means
increasing and improving outreach, recruitment,
hiring and retention of diverse talent at all
levels of our workforce; helping ensure equity in
leadership development programs; and seeking
diverse candidate pools for all roles.
People of Color
Overall representation
of people of color and
women both increased
from the prior year
+.8 to 30.1%
Women
+.4 to 26.1%
No. 1
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Top Company for
Black Executives
by DiversityInc
military installation and
partnerships as we continue to
focus on veteran recruitment
Our Impact
Talent Profile
2022
2021
2020
Attracting and hiring diverse talent remains
top priority
Southern Company’s commitment to attracting
and hiring diverse talent remains a top priority.
The company expanded its recruiting partnerships
with historically Black colleges and universities
(HBCUs) in 2022, through on-campus recruiting
activities at new schools and broader partnerships
with targeted HBCUs in our footprint.
Women as a percent of workforce
26%
26%
26%
Women as a percent of
management1
25%
24%
23%
Women as a percent of new hires
32%
29%
24%
People of color as a percent of
workforce
30%
29%
28%
People of color as a percent of
management1
23%
22%
21%
We also expanded our efforts with other
underrepresented talent segments including Asian,
Hispanic and women engineers through various
association and recruiting conferences. Our focus on
veteran talent continues to be a primary focus too,
with intentional outreach at 46 military installations
and partnerships with local Guard and Reserve units.
People of color as a percent of new
hires
46%
46%
39%
Additionally, the company partnered with several
key technical colleges in developing and enhancing
technical trade certification programs to ensure a
strong talent pool. Beyond our efforts to ensure
we had a diverse, qualified and engaged talent
source at the top of the recruiting funnel, the
company implemented several process changes
to prevent bias in the screening and selection
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Management is defined as any employee with direct reports.
process, including required training for all hiring
managers and leveraging redacted resumes
throughout the screening process.
The company’s commitment to being a diverse,
equitable and inclusive workplace, along with the
above-mentioned intentional efforts, produced
strong interviewing and hiring results among all
demographics in 2022.
